Audioshield

Audioshield
Developer(s) Dylan Fitterer
Publisher(s) Dylan Fitterer
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release April 5, 2016
Genre(s) Indie
Mode(s) Single-player

Audioshield is a rhythm game created by Dylan Fitterer for the HTC Vive. The game generates levels based on music supplied by the player. The player blocks incoming "notes" with a shield of matching color.

Gameplay

The player uses the HTC Vive's handheld motion sensing controls to operate two shields, colored blue and orange. The player uses these shields to block incoming orbs of the corresponding color.[1] Sometimes the player must block purple orbs by holding both of the shields together.[2]

The level generation is done in a similar was to Fitterer's previous Audiosurf series. The user supplies the song, and the game generates a series of orbs to match the beat of the song.[3] Songs can be stored locally, or run through YouTube Streaming.[4]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic81/100[5]
Review score
PublicationScore
Game Informer80/100[6]

Audioshield got generally favorable reviews from critics, with a 81/100 score on Metacritic. Some praised Audioshield for its innovative approach to the music game genre,[7] while others opined that the game lacked replayability, even with a large variety of songs.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "'Audioshield' Turns Your Music Library Into a VR Game". UploadVR. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  2. ↑ "Audioshield is the best virtual reality game I've played yet". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  3. ↑ "Review: Audioshield". Destructoid. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  4. ↑ "Audioshield VR Ditches Soundcloud For YouTube Streaming". Tom's Hardware. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  5. ↑ "Audioshield". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  6. ↑ "Audioshield Review – Your Music Brought To Virtual Life". Game Informer. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  7. ↑ "This virtual reality game lets you punch your music in the face". Recode. 2016-06-26. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  8. ↑ Metro.co.uk, GameCentral for (2016-04-19). "Game review: Audioshield is the first VR music game". Metro. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
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